Well, picked up the new motor and found an issue with the lifters hitting the bronze bushings in the lifter bores. It's a BME block .904 bore. The spacer behind the link bar is catching the bushing when the cam is at it's base circle. These are comp lifters. I'm afraid the motor may have to come apart and have the bushings clearance unless there is a taller lifter that would clear. Any thoughts?

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